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Whittaker sued by casino over bad checksNews Story
Caesars casino is suing the winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot, claiming he bounced checks worth $1.5 million trying to cover gambling losses. Jack Whittaker, whose Powerball win in 2002 was at the time the largest undivided lottery jackpot, claims he doesn't owe the money. In a filing made in response to Caesars lawsuit, Whittaker said the casino actually owes him money because it agreed to give him a percentage of revenue from a slot machine he developed and to credit his gambling
Jun 8, 2006, 7:24 am - Lottery News

S.D. couple claim Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Beating 1-in-146 million odds to become South Dakota's latest multimillionaires, Pierre couple Lan Bill Nguyen and his wife, Tina, stepped forward Tuesday with the winning ticket for a nearly $117 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The couple declined to participate in the usual news conference that large jackpot winners attend to answer reporters' questions and be photographed with a blown-up replica of their check. Norm Lingle, executive director of the South Dakota Lottery, said the N
Jun 6, 2006, 6:34 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $60 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the move again. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 465,410 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.8 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $60 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, June 7th drawing will be an estimated $26.9 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 5, 6, 18, 20, 50, and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multipli
Jun 5, 2006, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot rolls to $48 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, as North Carolina officially joined the Powerball lottery as the 31st member-jurisdiction. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 419,716 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will jump to an estimated $48 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, June 3rd drawing will be an estima
Jun 2, 2006, 12:03 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery wins 1st Powerball border battleNews Story
Tar Heel state outsells S.C.; an N.C. ticket holder wins $200,000 North Carolina's lottery won its first head-to-head showdown with South Carolina's game this week. The Tar Heel state collected more than three times the cash in ticket sales than its southern neighbor during the run up to the first Powerball drawing involving both states. An N.C. lottery ticket holder also won big. Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in North Carolina won $200,000 in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, N.C. Ed
Jun 2, 2006, 7:51 am - Lottery News

N.C. Powerball lottery sales begin, with difficultyNews Story
Computer glitches and printer problems hit 20% of vendors North Carolinians played Powerball to the tune of more than $1 million during the first day of sales Tuesday, despite computer glitches and printer problems that plagued nearly 20 percent of the state's lottery retailers. Many ticket buyers and sellers in the Charlotte area were upbeat, even though some stores could not sell tickets for the multi-state lottery game for several hours. The new game paid off in sales for Victor Madh
May 31, 2006, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot expands to $28 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues getting larger. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 354,064 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $28 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, May 27th drawing will be an estimated $12.4 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 2, 3, 12, 47, 51 and the Powe
May 25, 2006, 5:45 pm - Lottery News

$117 million S.D. Powerball winner contacts LotteryNews Story
The South Dakota Lottery was contacted Tuesday by a Pierre lawyer representing someone who claims to have the winning Powerball lottery ticket worth nearly $117 million. The attorney has shared some information about the ticket, some unique information about the ticket, that indicates it is likely a legitimate claim, said Mike Mueller, state lottery advertising and public relations director. The winning ticket for the May 17 drawing was sold in South Dakota's capital city, but no one has
May 25, 2006, 3:03 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $114 millionNews Story
Release of Saturday winner information and start of Sunday sales delayed to due systems problems Powerball winner results were delayed for the drawing on Saturday, May 13, 2006. Strict balancing and processing requirements for the game required all systems to delay the start of ticket cashing for the game on Sunday morning. Once all systems were confirmed to be in balance, at 6:55 a.m. Eastern, sales and cashing were authorized for all retailers across the country. The Powerball
May 15, 2006, 11:12 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $100 millionNews Story
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow to the delight of players all over the country. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 503,503 players across the nation won a total of more than $5 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $100 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, May 13th drawing will be an estimated $44.7 million. The numbers dra
May 11, 2006, 12:24 pm - Lottery News